Dunsparce

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Dunsparce is a Normal type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2. It is known as the Land Snake Pokémon.

Pokédex data

National №	206
Type	Normal
Species	Land Snake Pokémon
Height	1.5 m (4′11″)
Weight	14.0 kg (30.9 lbs)
Abilities	1. Serene Grace 2. Run Away Rattled (hidden ability)
Local №	052 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 052 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 035 (Black 2/White 2) 040 (X/Y — Central Kalos) 063 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 052 (The Isle of Armor)

Training

EV yield	1 HP
Catch rate	190 (24.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	145
Growth Rate	Medium Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Field
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	20 (4,884–5,140 steps)

Base stats

HP	100	310	404
Attack	70	130	262
Defense	70	130	262
Sp. Atk	65	121	251
Sp. Def	65	121	251
Speed	45	85	207
Total	415	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Dunsparce.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
						2

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
				0

Evolution chart

Dunsparce does not evolve.

Dunsparce changes

In Generations 2-3, Dunsparce has a base experience yield of 75.
In Generation 4, Dunsparce has a base experience yield of 125.
In Generations 2-7, Dunsparce has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Gold	When spotted, this POKéMON escapes backward by furiously boring into the ground with its tail.
Silver	If spotted, it escapes by burrowing with its tail. It can float just slightly using its wings.
Crystal	It hides deep inside caves where no light ever reaches it and remains virtually motionless there.
Ruby Sapphire	DUNSPARCE has a drill for its tail. It uses this tail to burrow into the ground backwards. This POKéMON is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.
FireRed	If spotted, it escapes by burrowing with its tail. It can hover just slightly using its wings.
LeafGreen	When spotted, this POKéMON escapes backward by furiously boring into the ground with its tail.
Emerald	Its drill-tipped tail is used to burrow into the ground backwards. This POKéMON is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	It digs into the ground with its tail and makes a mazelike nest. It can fly just a little.
HeartGold	When spotted, this Pokémon escapes backward by furiously boring into the ground with its tail.
SoulSilver	If spotted, it escapes by burrowing with its tail. It can float just slightly using its wings.
Black White	It digs into the ground with its tail and makes a mazelike nest. It can fly just a little.
Black 2 White 2	It creates mazes in dark locations. When spotted, it flees into the ground by digging with its tail.
X	When spotted, this Pokémon escapes backward by furiously boring into the ground with its tail.
Y	It digs into the ground with its tail and makes a mazelike nest. It can fly just a little.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Dunsparce has a drill for its tail. It uses this tail to burrow into the ground backward. This Pokémon is known to make its nest in complex shapes deep under the ground.
Ultra Sun	It travels by digging through the ground. Diglett and Dunsparce share one another’s tunnels happily.
Ultra Moon	When it sees a person, it digs a hole with its tail to make its escape. If you happen to find one, consider yourself lucky.
Sword	This Pokémon’s tiny wings have some scientists saying that Dunsparce used to fly through the sky in ancient times.
Shield	The nests Dunsparce live in are mazes of tunnels. They never get lost in their own nests—they can tell where they are by the scent of the dirt.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	It digs into the ground with its tail and makes a mazelike nest. It can fly just a little.

Moves learned by Dunsparce

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Sword/Shield

Moves learnt by level up

Dunsparce learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Flail	Normal	—	100
4	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
8	Rollout	Rock	30	90
12	Glare	Normal	—	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
24	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
28	Yawn	Normal	—	—
32	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Roost	Flying	—	—
44	Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
48	Coil	Poison	—	—
52	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
56	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Dunsparce learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Dunsparce egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Agility	Psychic	—	—
Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Bite	Dark	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Hex	Ghost	65	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—
Snore	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dunsparce is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
04	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
13	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
23	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
24	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
25	Thunder	Electric	110	70
26	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
35	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
38	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
39	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
51	Roost	Flying	—	—
57	Charge Beam	Electric	50	90
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
77	Psych Up	Normal	—	—
80	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Dream Eater	Psychic	100	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
96	Strength	Normal	80	100
98	Rock Smash	Fighting	40	100

Moves learnt by level up

Dunsparce learns the following moves in Pokémon Sword & Shield at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Defense Curl	Normal	—	—
1	Flail	Normal	—	100
4	Mud-Slap	Ground	20	100
8	Rollout	Rock	30	90
12	Glare	Normal	—	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
20	Ancient Power	Rock	60	100
24	Drill Run	Ground	80	95
28	Yawn	Normal	—	—
32	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
36	Take Down	Normal	90	85
40	Roost	Flying	—	—
44	Dragon Rush	Dragon	100	75
48	Coil	Poison	—	—
52	Double-Edge	Normal	120	100
56	Endeavor	Normal	—	100

Egg moves

Dunsparce learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Sword & Shield. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Dunsparce egg moves page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Bite	Dark	60	100
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Last Resort	Normal	140	100
Magic Coat	Psychic	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Dunsparce can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Sword & Shield from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Dual Wingbeat	Flying	40	90
Scale Shot	Dragon	25	90
Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90
Terrain Pulse	Normal	50	100

Moves learnt by TM

Dunsparce is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
14	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	90
15	Dig	Ground	80	100
16	Screech	Normal	—	85
21	Rest	Psychic	—	—
22	Rock Slide	Rock	75	90
23	Thief	Dark	60	100
24	Snore	Normal	50	100
25	Protect	Normal	—	—
31	Attract	Normal	—	100
33	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
34	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
39	Facade	Normal	70	100
41	Helping Hand	Normal	—	—
48	Rock Tomb	Rock	60	95
76	Round	Normal	60	100
77	Hex	Ghost	65	100
79	Retaliate	Normal	70	100
81	Bulldoze	Ground	60	100
95	Air Slash	Flying	75	95
98	Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100

Moves learnt by TR

Dunsparce is compatible with these Technical Records in Pokémon Sword & Shield:

TR	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
02	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
05	Ice Beam	Ice	90	100
06	Blizzard	Ice	110	70
08	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
09	Thunder	Electric	110	70
10	Earthquake	Ground	100	100
12	Agility	Psychic	—	—
15	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
17	Amnesia	Psychic	—	—
20	Substitute	Normal	—	—
26	Endure	Normal	—	—
27	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
29	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
31	Iron Tail	Steel	100	75
33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
49	Calm Mind	Psychic	—	—
52	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
57	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
69	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	80	90
76	Stealth Rock	Rock	—	—
82	Stored Power	Psychic	20	100
86	Wild Charge	Electric	90	100
87	Drill Run	Ground	80	95

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Dunsparce sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8
Normal
Shiny							—

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Where to find Dunsparce

Gold Silver Crystal	Dark Cave
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen	Three Isle Port
Emerald	Trade/migrate from another game
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Route 208
HeartGold SoulSilver	Dark Cave
Black White	Route 12
Black 2 White 2	Route 1, 2, 6, 12, 18, 20, Dreamyard, Victory Road, Village Bridge, Floccesy Ranch, Nature Sanctuary, Nature Preserve
X Y	Route 3, 22
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
Sun Moon	Trade/migrate from another game
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 2
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Soothing Wetlands
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Route 208
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game

Answers to Dunsparce questions

Other languages

English, Spanish, Italian	Dunsparce
Japanese	ノコッチ (Nokocchi)
German	Dummisel
French	Insolourdo

Name origin

dun: yellow
sparse: rare